Economic evaluation of integrating nutritional support intervention in India’s National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme: implications for low-income and middle-income countries
The findings highlight the potential benefits of a cost-effective, holistic approach that addresses socio-economic determinants such as nutrition. Reduction in community transmission is the driver of cost-effectiveness of nutritional interventions in patients with TB.
Authors
- Ashutosh N. Aggarwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8556-3600)
- Varsha Rao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1203-6257)
- Sudheer Nadipally
- Manjunath Shankar
- Divya Monga
- Gaurav Jyani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3787-2446)
- Shankar Prinja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7719-6986)
- Atul Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7989-3010)
- Yashika Chugh
- Rajesh Ranjan Singh
- Neeta Rao
- Amar Shah
Institutions
- National Tuberculosis Institute (IN)
- United States Agency for International Development (US)
- Child Development Center (QA)
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-098851
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00